IRON BBQ BZ
Rating
1465
peak 1507
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-01-19
latest 2024-02-24
Best ToY finish
#421
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.47
last 5 vs career avg 622.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.42
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.49 · weakest Pork (153.56)
Road miles
9845
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 4922 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8344 | 152.5256 | 158.49 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 150.8344 | 157.82 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1772 | 138.2172 | 153.56 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 146.2172 | 154.27 | top 77% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in BZ (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 622.47
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 587.7944 | 587.79 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.0228 | 620.02 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 614.1828 | 614.18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 618.2400 | 618.24 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 672.1144 | 672.11 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-24 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 25 / 26 (587.7944) | 26 (152.5256) | 25 (150.8344) | 26 (138.2172) | 24 (146.2172) |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 22 / 23 (620.0228) | 18 (158.3200) | 22 (152.6056) | 21 (153.6800) | 19 (155.4172) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | — | 3 (166.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-12 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 14 / 15 (614.1828) | 15 (155.4400) | 10 (162.8572) | 14 (144.5028) | 12 (151.3828) |
| 2020-01-18 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 20 / 28 (618.2400) | 24 (153.1656) | 22 (154.8228) | 19 (154.2400) | 18 (156.0116) |
| 2019-01-19 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 9 / 30 (672.1144) | 15 (164.6400) | 10 (168.0000) | 4 (177.1772) | 20 (162.2972) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1784 (95 pts) | #1898 (80 pts) | #1771 (110 pts) | #2534 (55 pts) | #1481 (150 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #569 (690 pts) | #626 (640 pts) | #643 (630 pts) | #687 (600 pts) | #459 (870 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #421 (940 pts) | #350 (1060 pts) | #319 (1135 pts) | #674 (600 pts) | #439 (915 pts) |